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1946 Managua -- Nicaragua

Creator:
Human Studies Film Archives  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2013-08-06T18:23:57.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Anthropology  Search this
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Data Source:
Human Studies Film Archives
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_dOjOj1WVtvc

Richard O. Marsh papers

Creator:
Marsh, Richard O. (Richard Oglesby), 1883-1953  Search this
Extent:
7 Linear feet
Culture:
Kuna (Cuna)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Place:
Darien (Panama : Province)
Date:
1923-1994
Summary:
Richard Oglesby Marsh (1883–1953) was an engineer, American diplomat and amateur ethnologist who participated in several engineering and ethnological expeditions to Panama. He helped draft the Declaration of Independence and Human Rights of the Tule People of San Blas and the Darien and was the author of White Indians of Darien and several popular articles on Panama.
Scope and Contents:
The Marsh Darien expedition of 1924-1925, the focus of this collection, was sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution together with the American Museum of Natural History, the University of Rochester, the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, the Military Intelligence Division of the U.S. Army, the Canal Zone administration, and the government of Panama. Expedition members included John L. Baer (Smithsonian Institution ethnologist), Paul Benton (Rochester Times-Union reporter), Charles M. Breder, Jr. (New York Aquarium biologist), Raoul Brin (botanist), Charles Charlton (Pathé News cinematographer), Herman L. Fairchild (University of Rochester emeritus geologist), Harry Johnson (taxadermist) Omer Malsbury (Canal Zone Administration), Lieut. Glen Townsend (U.S. Army) and Francisco Pinzón, the expedition cook.

The Marsh Papers include diaries, photographs, correspondence, maps, articles in draft and published form, and miscellaneous papers, chiefly relating to Marsh's experiences as leader of the Marsh Darien expedition to Panama in 1924-1925 and his contacts with the Kuna (also known as Tule). The collection also features materials on the negotiations that took place on the U.S.S. Cleveland with representatives of the U.S. and Panamanian governments and the Kuna Indians during the Kuna uprising of 1925, in which Marsh served as a mediator.

Correspondents include Marsh's wife, Helen Louise Cleveland Marsh; his son Richard O. Marsh, Jr.; and C.L.G. Anderson.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Biographical Note:
Richard O. Marsh (1883-1953) was an engineer, U.S. State Department employee, and ethnologist who made numerous engineering and scientific expeditions around the world. He was the author of The White Indians of Darien [c1934]. The Marsh-Darien expedition of 1924-1925, the focus of this collection, was sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution together with the American Museum of Natural History, the University of Rochester, the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, the Military Intelligence Division of the U.S. Army, the Canal Zone administration, and the government of Panama.

Chronology

1883 -- Born in Illinois

1901 -- Enrolled in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1903 -- Employed by the Army Corps of Engineers in Texas

1905 -- Enrolled in the University of Lausanne, Switzerland

1909 -- Married Helen Cleveland in September

1910 -- Appointed First Secretary of the U.S. legation in Panama in April

1912 -- Secretary, American Embassy, St. Petersburg, Russia

1915 -- Elected mayor of Warsaw, Illinois

1923 -- Returned to Panama as employee of engineer George Goethals in June

1924 -- Headed Marsh-Darien expedition to Panama in January

1925 -- Returned to San Blas, Panama Published "Blond Indians of the Darien Jungle" in The World's Work

1931 -- Traveled to Nicaragua

1933-1935 -- Public Works Administration

1934 -- Published White Indians of Darien (New York: Putnam)

1935-1939 -- Chief engineer, Land Utilization Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture

1941 -- Reconnaissance engineer, U.S. Military, North Africa, in December

1949-1952 -- State Road Department, Florida

1953 -- Died, Vero Beach, Florida, on September 4
Related Materials:
Additional material relating to the Marsh Darien Expedition is included in MS 4550 in the National Anthropological Archives. Additional Marsh correspondence is contained in the Aleš Hrdlicka papers. On Marsh's adventures in Panama, see James Howe, A People Who Would Not Kneel: Panama, the United States, and the San Blas Kuna (Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1998).
Provenance:
The Marsh papers were donated to the archives by Richard O. Marsh, Jr. in 1997.
Restrictions:
The Richard O. Marsh papers are open for research.

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Rights:
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Citation:
Richard O. Marsh papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.1997-18
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3759a350a-977a-40ec-a136-5c280fad440a
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-1997-18

Central America

Collection Creator:
Strong, William Duncan, 1899-1962  Search this
Container:
Box 30
Map-folder 6
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1938
undated
Scope and Contents:
Includes map of eastern Honduras, undated, (hand-drawn, in the map drawer); map of Honduras, palisaded villages of the Xicaque (Torrupan) Indians, by Victor Wolfgang Von Hagen, 1938, (in the map drawer); and maps of Costa Rica, Central America, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala, undated, (apparently used as figures for an unknown publication).
Collection Restrictions:
The William Duncan Strong papers are open for research.

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Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
William Duncan Strong papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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William Duncan Strong papers
William Duncan Strong papers / Series 5: Maps and charts
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3b31b164d-220a-44a7-8149-14e96cc89795
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-1974-28-ref446

Maxillaria densa 'Kokomo'

Life Form:
Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics:
Flowers are pale pink to white and .5-.75" across.
Fragrance:
Fragrant (sometimes)
Range:
Mexico to Nicaragua
Habitat:
damp woods, cloud and pine forests; 0-2500m
Topic:
Orchids  Search this
Living Collections  Search this
Common Name:
The Crowded Maxillaria clone
Group:
[vascular plants]
Class:
Equisetopsida
Subclass:
Magnoliidae
Superorder:
Lilianae
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Genus:
Maxillaria
Species:
densa
Accession Number:
2015-1259A
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax743314e55-327f-4b46-8b1e-a974b8ccf4eb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2015-1259A
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Gongora claviodora

Life Form:
Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics:
Pendant inflorescence is 11" (28 cm) long with 6 velvety, red flowers (although as many as 20-25 have been reported). Flowers are 2.2" (6 cm) across.
Fragrance:
Clove
Range:
Nicaragua to Costa Rica
Habitat:
Cloud and rainforests; 0-4920ft (0-1500m)
Topic:
Orchids  Search this
Living Collections  Search this
Common Name:
The Clove-Scented Gongora
Group:
[vascular plants]
Class:
Equisetopsida
Subclass:
Magnoliidae
Superorder:
Lilianae
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Genus:
Gongora
Species:
claviodora
Accession Number:
2014-0788A
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7508f886b-27e1-49da-95c9-1c1d5ae89e93
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2014-0788A
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Gongora claviodora

Life Form:
Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics:
Pendant inflorescence is 11" (28 cm) long with 6 velvety, red flowers (although as many as 20-25 have been reported). Flowers are 2.2" (6 cm) across.
Fragrance:
Clove
Range:
Nicaragua to Costa Rica
Habitat:
Cloud and rainforests; 0-4920ft (0-1500m)
Topic:
Orchids  Search this
Living Collections  Search this
Common Name:
The Clove-Scented Gongora
Group:
[vascular plants]
Class:
Equisetopsida
Subclass:
Magnoliidae
Superorder:
Lilianae
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Genus:
Gongora
Species:
claviodora
Accession Number:
2014-0812A
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax758a4b6dc-2ec9-4fb3-8825-b30ab347f0b1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2014-0812A
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Saimiri oerstedii

Length - Total:
680 mm
Length - Tail:
397 mm
Length - Hind Tarsus:
91 mm
Preparation:
Skin
Skull
Sex:
Male
Place:
Matagalpa, Nicaragua, North America
Collection Date:
23 May 1943
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Primates, Haplorrhini, Cebidae, Saimiriinae
Published Name:
Saimiri oerstedii
Other Numbers:
Mammals Field Number : NZP 9560
USNM Number:
271132
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Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3db6250ea-d487-45be-8302-71366313c53a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_7294105
Online Media:

Prosthechea radiata

Life Form:
Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics:
Erect inflorescence is 4" (10.2 cm) long with 4-12 white flowers that have a purple striped lip. Flowers are 1" (2.5 cm) across.
Fragrance:
Sweet
Range:
Mexico to Nicaragua
Habitat:
Oak, oak-pine, tropical evergreen forests; 500-6560ft (150-2000m)
Topic:
Orchids  Search this
Living Collections  Search this
Common Name:
Flor Conchita
The Lined Petal Anacheilium
The Lined Petal Prosthechea
Group:
[vascular plants]
Class:
Equisetopsida
Subclass:
Magnoliidae
Superorder:
Lilianae
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Genus:
Prosthechea
Species:
radiata
Accession Number:
2018-0951A
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax76d8d8435-f373-4da4-9953-ad3824713662
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2018-0951A
Online Media:

Prosthechea radiata

Life Form:
Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics:
Erect inflorescence is 4" (10.2 cm) long with 4-12 white flowers that have a purple striped lip. Flowers are 1" (2.5 cm) across.
Fragrance:
Sweet
Range:
Mexico to Nicaragua
Habitat:
Oak, oak-pine, tropical evergreen forests; 500-6560ft (150-2000m)
Topic:
Orchids  Search this
Living Collections  Search this
Common Name:
Flor Conchita
The Lined Petal Anacheilium
The Lined Petal Prosthechea
Group:
[vascular plants]
Class:
Equisetopsida
Subclass:
Magnoliidae
Superorder:
Lilianae
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Genus:
Prosthechea
Species:
radiata
Accession Number:
2018-0952A
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax79b2b5a58-f289-46e5-9d31-5b7deeff29df
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2018-0952A
Online Media:

Prosthechea radiata

Life Form:
Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics:
Erect inflorescence is 4" (10.2 cm) long with 4-12 white flowers that have a purple striped lip. Flowers are 1" (2.5 cm) across.
Fragrance:
Sweet
Range:
Mexico to Nicaragua
Habitat:
Oak, oak-pine, tropical evergreen forests; 500-6560ft (150-2000m)
Topic:
Orchids  Search this
Living Collections  Search this
Common Name:
Flor Conchita
The Lined Petal Anacheilium
The Lined Petal Prosthechea
Group:
[vascular plants]
Class:
Equisetopsida
Subclass:
Magnoliidae
Superorder:
Lilianae
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Genus:
Prosthechea
Species:
radiata
Accession Number:
2018-0953A
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax76ce927f8-613f-419a-91fc-b5ec64a1d312
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2018-0953A
Online Media:

Prosthechea radiata

Life Form:
Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics:
Erect inflorescence is 4" (10.2 cm) long with 4-12 white flowers that have a purple striped lip. Flowers are 1" (2.5 cm) across.
Fragrance:
Sweet
Range:
Mexico to Nicaragua
Habitat:
Oak, oak-pine, tropical evergreen forests; 500-6560ft (150-2000m)
Topic:
Orchids  Search this
Living Collections  Search this
Common Name:
Flor Conchita
The Lined Petal Anacheilium
The Lined Petal Prosthechea
Group:
[vascular plants]
Class:
Equisetopsida
Subclass:
Magnoliidae
Superorder:
Lilianae
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Genus:
Prosthechea
Species:
radiata
Accession Number:
2018-0954A
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax72df26721-1f95-40aa-b342-6eb64561d938
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2018-0954A
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Heteropogon melanocarpus (Elliott) Benth.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Albert S. Hitchcock  Search this
Min. Elevation:
250  Search this
Place:
Along railway, Catarina., Masaya, Nicaragua, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
1 Nov 1911 to 8 Nov 1911
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Panicoideae
Published Name:
Heteropogon melanocarpus (Elliott) Benth.
Barcode:
04351839
USNM Number:
926257
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Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38274fb37-558c-46f5-b21b-bc05f30f8ea4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16197980

Eragrostis hypnoides (Lam.) Britton, Stearns & Poggenb.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
William R. Maxon  Search this
Alfred D. Harvey  Search this
A. T. Valentine  Search this
Place:
Extreme edge of Lake. Vicinity of Managua, mostly along the shore of Lake Managua., Managua, Nicaragua, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
24 Jun 1923
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Chloridoideae
Published Name:
Eragrostis hypnoides (Lam.) Britton, Stearns & Poggenb.
Barcode:
04372527
USNM Number:
1181009
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/320ed01ff-affc-4850-a2a5-7800a182a429
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16222108

Quadrella odoratissima (Jacq.) Hutch.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Charles Wright  Search this
Expedition:
North Pacific Exploring Expedition  Search this
Place:
Nicaragua, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
1853 to 1856
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Brassicales Capparaceae
Published Name:
Quadrella odoratissima (Jacq.) Hutch.
Capparis amygdalina Lam.
Barcode:
01205861
Other Numbers:
Work Unit : 0716
USNM Number:
6758
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
GPI : Historical Collections
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3524d4deb-8c70-43eb-a65d-de029e443c22
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11137279

Borreria sp.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Bro. Antonio Garnier  Search this
Max. Elevation:
900  Search this
Min. Elevation:
600  Search this
Place:
Sierra de Managua., Managua, Nicaragua, Central America - Neotropics
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Gentianales Rubiaceae Rubioideae
Published Name:
Borreria sp.
Barcode:
02685857
USNM Number:
1841378
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/345cfc67b-6dd6-48f4-a8f9-65d5d59abfd6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13840306

Mangifera indica L.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
D. Chaves  Search this
Place:
Managua, Nicaragua, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
8 Oct 1923
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Sapindales Anacardiaceae Anacardioideae
Published Name:
Mangifera indica L.
Barcode:
03342842
USNM Number:
1206352
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d462bb1b-654a-4038-ba7c-ccb416fe6423
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14850894

Gyminda tonduzii Loes.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Paul C. Standley  Search this
Max. Elevation:
1400  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1100  Search this
Place:
Dept. Jinotega: Region of La Montañita and Las Mesitas, in sierra west of Jinotega., Jinotega, Nicaragua, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
29 Jun 1947
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Celastrales Celastraceae Celastroideae
Published Name:
Gyminda tonduzii Loes.
Barcode:
03356599
USNM Number:
1945686
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c875d6dd-0555-4831-b08f-c61b8a1941e9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14868644

Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
H. S. McKee  Search this
Min. Elevation:
Search this
Place:
Puerto Cabezas., Nicaragua, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
22 Jan 1964
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Apiales Apiaceae Mackinlayoideae
Published Name:
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.
Barcode:
03071844
USNM Number:
2634683
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32b852c23-ed94-4912-be1e-277cc649f501
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14432730

Spananthe paniculata Jacq.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Antonio Molina Rosito  Search this
Min. Elevation:
900  Search this
Place:
Wet thickets along Estelí river, 5 Kms. from Estelí town, Department Estelí., Esteli, Nicaragua, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
3 Nov 1968
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Apiales Apiaceae Azorelloideae
Published Name:
Spananthe paniculata Jacq.
Barcode:
03072523
USNM Number:
3627711
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c55306ed-a440-4af7-b818-e7cbcde10d2c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14433201

Spananthe paniculata Jacq.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Antonio Molina Rosito  Search this
Min. Elevation:
900  Search this
Place:
Wet thickets along Estelí river, 5 Kms. from Estelí town, Department Estelí., Esteli, Nicaragua, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
3 Nov 1968
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Apiales Apiaceae Azorelloideae
Published Name:
Spananthe paniculata Jacq.
Barcode:
03072524
USNM Number:
3574582
See more items in:
Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/314010a8d-ed8f-4c8e-bb4f-27da1601f754
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14433202

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